Identify the hardware components
The following graphics and descriptions identify the various hardware components and port locations for the control enclosure.
Control enclosure components
Figure 1 shows the rear view of a control enclosure and identifies the location of the power supply units and node canisters.
Figure 1. Rear view of a Storwize V3500 control
enclosure

Note: Figure 1 shows the
node canisters in their initial configuration, with no host interface adapter options
installed.
Data ports
Figure 2 shows the rear view of a Storwize® V3500 control enclosure and identifies the location of the ports.
Figure 2. Data ports in the rear of the Storwize V3500 control enclosure

Control enclosure support rails
The left and right control enclosure support rails (Figure 3) are designed specifically for
installation of a control enclosure.
Figure 3. Control enclosure support rails of a Storwize V3500 system

Expansion enclosure support rails
The left and right expansion enclosure support rails (Figure 4) are designed specifically for
installation of an expansion enclosure.
Figure 4. Expansion enclosure support rails on Storwize V3500

Miscellaneous hardware
The USB flash drive (Figure 5) is packaged with the publications and contains the initialization tool for completing the initial system configuration.
Figure 5. USB flash drive
